Music is a way to channel emotions. So, if you’re feeling upset, are you someone who likes to sing, or not, Beauties? For those of you who like K-Pop music, Korean sad songs, which are also often referred to as Ballad Songs, can accompany your sadness.
Not infrequently, the lyrics of the song are written in such a way that they succeed in making you excited. Not only are the lyrics of the song sad, the melody and tone of the singers’ voices make the ballad song very suitable to listen to when you are not feeling well.
Apart from raising your mood, ballad songs can be a place for you to work on your vocals, you know. Do you agree, Beauties? So, here Beautynesia shares recommendations for eight Korean versions of upset songs, which you can add to your playlist. Come on, follow the complete information, Beauties.
If It Is You (Jung Seung Hwan)
Jung Seung Hwan/Photo: kpop.fandom.com
This song is the soundtrack for the drama ‘Another Miss Oh’ which aired in 2016. For those of you who have watched the drama, you definitely understand what message this song wants to convey.
Telling the story of unrequited love, this song will make you feel emotional if you understand every lyric that is sung. Jung Seung Hwan’s beautiful melody and melodious voice further add to the blue emotional atmosphere.
“I know you have answered me. I know the meaning of an unanswered answer. But, I pretended not to know and kept waiting.”
“If I were you, then I would love myself.”
The meaning of the lyric fragment is enough to represent your troubled feelings, isn’t it, Beauties? Interestingly, this song was also performed by BLACKPINK’s Rosé via the ‘Masked Singer’ event in 2017. Her distinctive voice further adds to the feeling of pain that this song conveys.
Fine (Taeyeon ‘Girls’ Generation’)
My Voice Album Cover by Taeyeon/Photo: imdb.com
Come on, who is familiar with this song? Different from the title of the song, each verse of the lyrics of this song describes feelings that are not okay.
Taeyeon’s melodious voice and skill at conveying feelings succeeded in making this song sound so deep. The guitar strums that color each melody will pamper your ears.
“I pretended to be fine with a smile on my face. I try not to think about your shadow.”
“I can’t hold back what my lips want to say. It’s not fine.”
The meaning of the song’s lyrics is enough to describe the message this song wants to convey, yes, Beauties. The feeling of losing someone and missing their presence is clearly depicted in every lyric.
Through the Night (IU)
Throught The Night oleh IU/Foto: imdb.com
IU is known as one of the South Korean Divas whose work is beyond doubt. The feelings he conveys through his songs succeed in making listeners excited. There are many troubled songs sung by IU. One of them is this song, Beauties.
This song, which was released in 2017, tells of the feeling of missing someone. This feeling is written in the lyrics, which means, “Like writing in the sand, you move away as if you will disappear. I miss you, miss you. Here, in my heart.”
To My Youth (BOL4)
Cover album BOL4/Photo: kindi.fandom.com
This song went viral some time ago, Beauties. Every lyric in the song seems to describe concerns that relate to the feelings of many people.
“Maybe after all these painful feelings disappear, I can shine more.”
The sentence, which is taken from the meaning of the lyrics, describes a person’s worry about all the hopes he carries. Expectations from parents, expectations from friends around him, and the expectations he builds for himself.
Hurt Road (Day6)
Day6/Photo: day6.jype.com
Not much different from the previous song, Day6’s four vocalists also succeeded in channeling feelings of pain and worry through this song. Anxiety about the bitterness of life is the general description written in every lyric.
“If I were you, I would hug myself without saying anything. If you were me, you would sob in those arms.”
The meaning of the lyric fragment is the main purpose of this song. Strengthening each other is the best way to do it, even though you are both hurting. Because the road is not easy and there are only a few flowers decorating the road.
That is the parable written in every verse of the song. This song is part of Day6’s Remember Us: Youth part 2 album, which was released in 2018.
No Longer (NCT 127)
NCT127/Photo: instagram.com/nct127
The combination of Taeil, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo and Haechan’s voices from NCT 127 will make you even more excited when you listen to this song. Not to mention combined with the serene piano music and touching lyrics.
“She no longer needs me.”
The five words quoted from the lyrics are enough to make you understand how upset this song is, right, Beauties. Feelings of love that are difficult to express and feelings of worry about losing someone are all depicted in every lyric.
You can also listen to the live version of the concert, Beauties, guaranteed to make you even more excited.
Last Scene (Chen ‘EXO’)
Chen/Photo: instagram.com/weareone.exo
“You say goodbye, I quietly listen.”
This sentence from Chen’s song lyrics already describes the pain contained in this song, yes, Beauties. Parting, which no one wants, but which is something that inevitably happens in life, is the main theme that adorns the song Last Scene.
The combination of Chen’s melodious voice, piano and violin melodies, makes the listeners even more heart-wrenching. This song is the title track for Chen’s third mini album which was released in 2022.
Where You Are (SMTOWN Ryeowook, Onew, Doyoung, Xiaojun, Chenle)
Ryeowook, Onew, Doyoung, Xiaojun, Chenle/Photo: instagram.com/smtown/ Photo: Della Oktivia Armitha
Finally, there is a collection of vocal lines from Super Junior, SHINee, NCT 127, WayV and NCT Dream, which will accompany your worries, Beauties. The song Where You Are is one of the ballad songs that fills the 2022 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU PALACE album.
“I think it’s funny, I love you, someone I can no longer see.”
“Where are you? The road we usually take is still the same. However, I no longer have your hand that I used to hold. And I got lost.”
Well, Beauties, the meaning of the lyrics is enough to make you excited, isn’t it? Longing for someone you love, but can no longer be with you, is the story that adorns this ballad song.
That’s Beauties, Korean songs that will succeed in making you baper. Every lyric and melody can describe your troubled heart. Which song do you think is the most confusing?
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